Ministry of Justice (Ethiopia)

Ministry of Justice of Ethiopia
የኢትዮጵያ የፍትህ ሚኒስቴር
since 6 October 2021
Member ofAbiy Ahmed cabinet
SeatEquatorial Guinea St, Addis Ababa, Ethiopia
AppointerPrime Minister
Inaugural holder1939
First holderAyele Gebre
Salary198,295–230,912 birr[1]
Websitewww.eag.gov.et/am-et/

The Ministry of Justice of Ethiopia (Amharic: የኢትዮጵያ ፍትህ ሚኒስቴር) is the government department that has the authority of federal prosecution and had possessed executive and judicial powers.[2] The ministry was a part of the federal branch of the government, and prosecuted cases that fell within the federal jurisdiction. In 1995, the responsibility for the federal police force and prisons was transferred to the Ministry of Justice after the Ministry of Internal Affairs was abolished.[3] In 2017, it was announced that the Ministry of Justice's affairs would be transitioned into the Federal Attorney General's Office.[4]

  1. ^ "Ministry of Justice Public Prosecutor Salaries in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia". Retrieved 26 December 2023.
  2. ^ "Establishing the Attorney-General: Reconstructing the justice system or heralding a new one?". www.thereporterethiopia.com. 26 November 2015. Retrieved 2018-06-28.
  3. ^ Shinn, David H.; Ofcansky, Thomas P. (2013-04-11). Historical Dictionary of Ethiopia. Scarecrow Press. ISBN 9780810874572.
  4. ^ Giorgis, Abebe Wolde (2017-03-23). "Ethiopia: Transitioning Ministry of Justice to Federal Attorney General". The Ethiopian Herald (Addis Ababa). Retrieved 2018-06-28.